HF 1354

3rd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 04/28/2025 06:59pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring director of child sex trafficking prevention to
submit program evaluation each odd-numbered year to legislature; enhancing
penalties and establishing minimum fines for repeat violations of driving without
a valid license; requiring reporting on active shooter incidents and active shooter
threats; modifying reporting to Minnesota Fusion Center; providing for improved
care in facilities licensed by Department of Corrections; clarifying scope of
hometown heroes program; specifying conditions in which a missing person may
be considered endangered; authorizing local units of government to conduct
criminal background checks under certain circumstances; limiting scope of video
made available by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for officer-involved death
investigations; prohibiting domestic abuse advocates from disclosing certain
information; including children's advocacy centers as a victim assistance program
entitled to a portion of certain fines; extending victim notification to order for
protection and harassment restraining order violations not prosecuted; clarifying
and updating victim notification requirements for law enforcement agencies and
prosecutors; providing for reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
121A.038, subdivision 7; 121A.06; 145.4718; 171.24; 241.021, subdivision 1, by
adding a subdivision; 299A.477, subdivision 2; 299C.055; 299C.52, subdivision
1; 299C.80, subdivision 6; 595.02, subdivision 1; 609.101, subdivision 2; 611A.02;
611A.0315; 629.341, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 299C.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.038, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Violence prevention.

(a) A school district or charter school conducting an
active shooter drill must provide students in middle school and high school at least one
hour, or one standard class period, of violence prevention training annually.

(b) The violence prevention training must be evidence-based and may be delivered
in-person, virtually, or digitally. Training must, at a minimum, teach students the following:

(1) how to identify observable warning signs and signals of an individual who may be
at risk of harming oneself or others;

(2) the importance of taking threats seriously and seeking help; and

(3) the steps to report dangerous, violent, threatening, harmful, or potentially harmful
activity new text begin , including providing information about the Department of Public Safety's statewide
anonymous threat reporting system and any local threat reporting systems new text end .

(c) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of education
must jointly develop a list of evidence-based trainings that a school district or charter school
may use to fulfill the requirements of this section, including no-cost programming, if any.
The agencies must:

(1) post the list publicly on the Minnesota School Safety Center's website; and

(2) update the list every two years.

(d) A school district or charter school must ensure that students have the opportunity to
contribute to their school's safety and violence prevention planning, aligned with the
recommendations for multihazard planning for schools, including but not limited to:

(1) student opportunities for leadership related to prevention and safety;

(2) encouragement and support to students in establishing clubs and programs focused
on safety; and

(3) providing students with the opportunity to seek help from adults and to learn about
prevention connected to topics including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and
suicide.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.06, is amended to read:

121A.06 REPORTS OF DANGEROUS WEAPON INCIDENTS new text begin AND ACTIVE
SHOOTER INCIDENTS new text end IN SCHOOL ZONES.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section:

new text begin (1) "active shooter incident" means an event involving an armed individual or individuals
on campus or an armed assailant in the immediate vicinity of the school;
new text end

new text begin (2) "active shooter threat" means a real or perceived threat that an active shooter incident
will occur;
new text end

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end "dangerous weapon" has the meaning given deleted text begin it deleted text end in section 609.02, subdivision 6;

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end "school" has the meaning given deleted text begin it deleted text end in section 120A.22, subdivision 4; and

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end "school zone" has the meaning given deleted text begin it deleted text end in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, clauses
(1) and (3).

Subd. 2.

new text begin Dangerous weapons new text end reports; content.

School districts must electronically
report to the commissioner of education incidents involving the use or possession of a
dangerous weapon in school zones. The deleted text begin form deleted text end new text begin report new text end must include the following information:

(1) a description of each incident, including a description of the dangerous weapon
involved in the incident;

(2) where, at what time, and under what circumstances the incident occurred;

(3) information about the offender, other than the offender's name, including the offender's
age; whether the offender was a student and, if so, where the offender attended school; and
whether the offender was under school expulsion or suspension at the time of the incident;

(4) information about the victim other than the victim's name, if any, including the
victim's age; whether the victim was a student and, if so, where the victim attended school;
and if the victim was not a student, whether the victim was employed at the school;

(5) the cost of the incident to the school and to the victim; and

(6) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident.

The commissioner shall provide an electronic reporting format that allows school districts
to provide aggregate data.

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Active shooter reports; content. new text end

new text begin (a) A school district, charter school, or
cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, that serves students must electronically
file an after-action review report for active shooter incidents and active shooter threats to
the Minnesota Fusion Center. The report must include the following information:
new text end

new text begin (1) a description of each incident or threat;
new text end

new text begin (2) how the active shooter threat was communicated, including whether the threat was
communicated through social media or email;
new text end

new text begin (3) information about the individual, other than the individual's name, including the
individual's age; whether the individual was a student and, if so, where the individual
attended school; and whether the individual was under school expulsion or suspension at
the time of the incident;
new text end

new text begin (4) the immediate cost of the incident to the school, if any;
new text end

new text begin (5) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident or threat,
including any referrals to law enforcement or mental health professionals; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the law enforcement agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the school, even if
the incident did not result in a referral to law enforcement.
new text end

new text begin (b) Reports required under paragraph (a) must be submitted on a form provided by the
Minnesota Fusion Center and in a manner consistent with the reporting school's safety plan.
The Minnesota Fusion Center must consult with the Minnesota School Safety Center in
creation of the reporting form.
new text end

Subd. 3.

Reports; filing requirements.

By July 31 of each year, each public school
shall report incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones
to the commissioner. The reports must be submitted using the electronic reporting system
developed by the commissioner under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall compile the
information it receives from the schools and report it annually to the commissioner of public
safety and the legislature.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.4718, is amended to read:

145.4718 PROGRAM EVALUATION.

(a) The director of child sex trafficking prevention established under section 145.4716
must conduct, or contract for, comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe
harbor for sexually exploited youth. The deleted text begin first evaluation must be completed by June 30,
2015, and must be submitted deleted text end new text begin director must submit an updated evaluation new text end to the commissioner
of health new text begin and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over health and public safety new text end by September 1 deleted text begin , 2015, and every two years
thereafter deleted text end new text begin of each odd-numbered year new text end . The evaluation must consider whether the program
is reaching intended victims and whether support services are available, accessible, and
adequate for sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31.

(b) In conducting the evaluation, the director of child sex trafficking prevention must
consider evaluation of outcomes, including whether the program increases identification of
sexually exploited youth, coordination of investigations, access to services and housing
available for sexually exploited youth, and improved effectiveness of services. The evaluation
must also include examination of the ways in which penalties under section 609.3241 are
assessed, collected, and distributed to ensure funding for investigation, prosecution, and
victim services to combat sexual exploitation of youth.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.24, is amended to read:

171.24 VIOLATIONS; DRIVING WITHOUT VALID LICENSE.

Subdivision 1.

Driving after suspension; misdemeanor.

Except as otherwise provided
in subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:

(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been suspended;

(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the suspension;
and

(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the
operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is
suspended.

Subd. 2.

Driving after revocation; misdemeanor.

new text begin Except as otherwise provided in
subdivision 5, new text end a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:

(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been revoked;

(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the revocation;
and

(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the
operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is
revoked.

Subd. 3.

Driving after cancellation; misdemeanor.

new text begin Except as otherwise provided in
subdivision 5, new text end a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:

(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been canceled;

(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the cancellation;
and

(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the
operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is
canceled.

Subd. 4.

Driving after disqualification; misdemeanor.

new text begin Except as otherwise provided
in subdivision 5, new text end a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person:

(1) has been disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license or been denied the
privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle;

(2) has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the disqualification; and

(3) disobeys the order by operating in this state a commercial motor vehicle while the
person is disqualified to hold the license or privilege.

Subd. 5.

Gross misdemeanor new text begin violations new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor
if:

(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been canceled or denied under
section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10);

(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the cancellation
or denial; and

(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the
operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is
canceled or denied.

new text begin (b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person commits a qualified violation
and:
new text end

new text begin (1) the person causes a collision resulting in substantial bodily harm, as defined in section
609.02, subdivision 7a; great bodily harm, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8; or
death to another; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the violation is within ten years of the first of two prior convictions under this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision, "qualified violation" means a violation of this section
when the suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or loss of driving privilege is pursuant
to:
new text end

new text begin (1) section 169.89, subdivision 5; 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.05, subdivision 2b, paragraph
(d); 171.13, subdivision 3 or 4; 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (10);
171.177; 171.18, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (11); 171.32; or
260B.225, subdivision 9;
new text end

new text begin (2) a violation of section 169.13; 169.21; 169.444; 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (2); or
609.487, subdivisions 3 to 5;
new text end

new text begin (3) any violation of chapter 169A; or
new text end

new text begin (4) a law from another state similar to those described in clauses (1) to (3).
new text end

Subd. 6.

Responsibility for prosecution.

new text begin (a) new text end The attorney in the jurisdiction in which
the violation occurred who is responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor violations of this
section is also responsible for prosecution of gross misdemeanor violations of this section.

new text begin (b) Nothing in this section or section 609.035 or 609.04 limits the power of the state to
prosecute or punish a person for conduct that constitutes any other crime under any other
law of this state.
new text end

Subd. 7.

Sufficiency of notice.

(a) Notice of revocation, suspension, cancellation, or
disqualification is sufficient if personally served, or if mailed by first class mail to the
person's last known address or to the address listed on the person's driver's license. Notice
is also sufficient if the person was informed that revocation, suspension, cancellation, or
disqualification would be imposed upon a condition occurring or failing to occur, and where
the condition has in fact occurred or failed to occur.

(b) It is not a defense that a person failed to file a change of address with the post office,
or failed to notify the department deleted text begin of Public Safety deleted text end of a change of name or address as required
under section 171.11.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to offenses
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Correctional facilities; inspection; licensing.

(a) Except as provided
in paragraph (b), the commissioner of corrections shall inspect and license all correctional
facilities throughout the state, whether public or private, established and operated for the
detention and confinement of persons confined or incarcerated therein according to law
except to the extent that they are inspected or licensed by other state regulating agencies.
The commissioner shall promulgate pursuant to chapter 14, rules establishing minimum
standards for these facilities with respect to their management, operation, physical condition,
and the security, safety, health, treatment, and discipline of persons confined or incarcerated
therein. These minimum standards shall include but are not limited to specific guidance
pertaining to:

(1) screening, appraisal, assessment, and treatment for persons confined or incarcerated
in correctional facilities with mental illness or substance use disorders;

(2) a policy on the involuntary administration of medications new text begin , including a process for
determining on intake whether a Jarvis Order is in place and ensuring it will be followed
during the confinement or incarceration new text end ;

(3) suicide prevention plans and training;

(4) verification of medications in a timely manner;

(5) well-being checks;

(6) discharge planning, including providing prescribed medications to persons confined
or incarcerated in correctional facilities upon release;

(7) a policy on referrals or transfers to medical or mental health care in a noncorrectional
institution;

(8) use of segregation and mental health checks;

(9) critical incident debriefings;

(10) clinical management of substance use disorders and opioid overdose emergency
procedures;

(11) a policy regarding identification of persons with special needs confined or
incarcerated in correctional facilities;

(12) a policy regarding the use of telehealth;

(13) self-auditing of compliance with minimum standards;

(14) information sharing with medical personnel and when medical assessment must be
facilitated;

(15) a code of conduct policy for facility staff and annual training;

(16) a policy on death review of all circumstances surrounding the death of an individual
committed to the custody of the facility; and

(17) dissemination of a rights statement made available to persons confined or
incarcerated in licensed correctional facilities.

No individual, corporation, partnership, voluntary association, or other private
organization legally responsible for the operation of a correctional facility may operate the
facility unless it possesses a current license from the commissioner of corrections. Private
adult correctional facilities shall have the authority of section 624.714, subdivision 13, if
the Department of Corrections licenses the facility with the authority and the facility meets
requirements of section 243.52.

The commissioner shall review the correctional facilities described in this subdivision
at least once every two years, except as otherwise provided, to determine compliance with
the minimum standards established according to this subdivision or other Minnesota statute
related to minimum standards and conditions of confinement.

The commissioner shall grant a license to any facility found to conform to minimum
standards or to any facility which, in the commissioner's judgment, is making satisfactory
progress toward substantial conformity and the standards not being met do not impact the
interests and well-being of the persons confined or incarcerated in the facility. A limited
license under subdivision 1a may be issued for purposes of effectuating a facility closure.
The commissioner may grant licensure up to two years. Unless otherwise specified by
statute, all licenses issued under this chapter expire at 12:01 a.m. on the day after the
expiration date stated on the license.

The commissioner shall have access to the buildings, grounds, books, records, staff, and
to persons confined or incarcerated in these facilities. The commissioner may require the
officers in charge of these facilities to furnish all information and statistics the commissioner
deems necessary, at a time and place designated by the commissioner. Notwithstanding
chapter 13 or any other state law classifying or restricting access to data, the officers in
charge of these facilities must furnish all data available to the facility that the commissioner
deems necessary to conduct a review of any emergency or unusual occurrence at the facility.
Failure to provide or grant access to relevant information or statistics necessary to fulfill
inspection or emergency or unusual occurrence reviews, as requested by the commissioner,
may be grounds for the commissioner to take action against a correctional facility's license
under subdivision 1a, 1b, or 1c.

All facility administrators of correctional facilities are required to report all deaths of
individuals who died while committed to the custody of the facility, regardless of whether
the death occurred at the facility or after removal from the facility for medical care stemming
from an incident or need for medical care at the correctional facility, as soon as practicable,
but no later than 24 hours of receiving knowledge of the death, including any demographic
information as required by the commissioner.

All facility administrators of correctional facilities are required to report all other
emergency or unusual occurrences as defined by rule, including uses of force by facility
staff that result in substantial bodily harm or suicide attempts, to the commissioner of
corrections within ten days from the occurrence, including any demographic information
as required by the commissioner. The commissioner of corrections shall consult with the
Minnesota Sheriffs' Association and a representative from the Minnesota Association of
Community Corrections Act Counties who is responsible for the operations of an adult
correctional facility to define "use of force" that results in substantial bodily harm for
reporting purposes.

The commissioner may require that any or all such information be provided through the
Department of Corrections detention information system. The commissioner shall post each
inspection report publicly and on the department's website within 30 days of completing
the inspection. The education program offered in a correctional facility for the confinement
or incarceration of juvenile offenders must be approved by the commissioner of education
before the commissioner of corrections may grant a license to the facility.

(b) For juvenile facilities licensed by the commissioner of human services, the
commissioner may inspect and certify programs based on certification standards set forth
in Minnesota Rules. For the purpose of this paragraph, "certification" has the meaning given
it in section 245A.02.

(c) Any state agency which regulates, inspects, or licenses certain aspects of correctional
facilities shall, insofar as is possible, ensure that the minimum standards it requires are
substantially the same as those required by other state agencies which regulate, inspect, or
license the same aspects of similar types of correctional facilities, although at different
correctional facilities.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the commissioner of corrections'
authority to promulgate rules establishing standards of eligibility for counties to receive
funds under chapter 401, or to require counties to comply with operating standards the
commissioner establishes as a condition precedent for counties to receive that funding.

(e) The department's inspection unit must report directly to a division head outside of
the correctional institutions division.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 4f. new text end

new text begin Medication provision in correctional facilities. new text end

new text begin Correctional facilities, as
defined in subdivision 1, shall provide to incarcerated individuals the same medications
prescribed to those individuals prior to their incarceration or confinement unless a licensed
health care professional, as defined in chapter 147 or 148, determines the medication is no
longer needed because the condition treated by the medication has resolved, the incarcerated
individual no longer wishes to take the medication, or a more effective medication is
prescribed to treat the condition and is acceptable to the incarcerated individual.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.477, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Program established.

The commissioner of public safety shall award a grant
to the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative to administer a hometown heroes assistance program
for Minnesota firefighters. The Minnesota Firefighter Initiative shall use the grant funds:

(1) to establish and fund critical illness coverage that provides monetary support payments
to each firefighter who is diagnosed with a critical illness on or after August 1, 2021, and
who applies for the payment. Monetary support shall be provided according to the
requirements in subdivision 3;

(2) to develop a psychotherapy program customized to address emotional trauma
experienced by firefighters new text begin , which includes providing peer-to-peer support, new text end and to offer all
firefighters in the state up to five psychotherapy sessions per year under the customized
program, provided by mental health professionals;

(3) to coordinate additional psychotherapy sessions to firefighters who need them;

(4) to develop, deleted text begin annually deleted text end update, and annually deleted text begin provide deleted text end new text begin make available new text end to all firefighters
in the state at least two hours of training on critical illnesses, such as cancer and heart disease,
and emotional trauma as causes of illness and death for firefighters; steps and best practices
for firefighters to limit the occupational risks of cancer, heart disease, and emotional trauma;
provide evidence-based suicide prevention strategies; and ways for firefighters to address
occupation-related emotional trauma and promote emotional wellness. The training shall
be presented by firefighters who attend an additional course to prepare them to serve as
trainers; and

(5) for administrative and overhead costs of the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative associated
with conducting the activities in clauses (1) to (4).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.055, is amended to read:

299C.055 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.

(a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature
on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC;
the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and
federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces.
None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state
or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year
unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information,
to the extent allowed by other law:

(1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff
duties;

(2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information
provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner
briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;

(3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken
pursuant to audits;

(4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those
requests;

(5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such
as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;

(6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC
to the extent permitted by law;

(7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the
MNFC;

(8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;

(9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual
on the Terrorist Screening Center watchlist;

(10) the number of requests for information (RFIs) that the MNFC received from law
enforcement agencies and the number of responses to federal requests for RFIs;

(11) the names of the federal agencies the MNFC received data from or shared data
with;

(12) the names of the agencies that submitted SARs;

(13) a summary description of the MNFC's activities with the Joint Terrorism Task
Force; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(14) the number of investigations aided by the MNFC's use of SARs and RFIs deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (15) the number of tips received through the Department of Public Safety's anonymous
threat reporting system, including the See It, Say It, Send It application, and the number of
those tips that the MNFC processed; and
new text end

new text begin (16) the number of active shooter incident reports received from school districts pursuant
to section 121A.06, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a summary of the reports; and the number
of reports that were converted into Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were
referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement
agencies.
new text end

(b) The report shall be provided to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over data practices
and public safety issues, and shall be posted on the MNFC website by February 15 each
year beginning on February 15, 2024.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in sections 299C.52 to 299C.565, the following
terms have the meanings given them:

(a) "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years or any person certified or known
to be mentally incompetent.

(b) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid from a human biological specimen.

(c) "Endangered" means that a law enforcement official has received sufficient evidence
that the missing person is at risk of physical injury or death. The following circumstances
indicate that a missing person is at risk of physical injury or death:

(1) the person is missing as a result of a confirmed abduction or under circumstances
that indicate that the person's disappearance was not voluntary;

(2) the person is missing under known dangerous circumstances;

(3) the person is missing more than 30 days;

(4) the person is under the age of 21 and at least one other factor in this paragraph is
applicable;

(5) there is evidence the person is in need of medical attention or prescription medication
such that it will have a serious adverse effect on the person's health if the person does not
receive the needed care or medication;

(6) the person does not have a pattern of running away or disappearing;

(7) the person is mentally impaired;

(8) new text begin the person has dementia, a traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, or other
cognitive impairments;
new text end

new text begin (9) new text end there is evidence that the person may have been abducted by a noncustodial parent;

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end the person has been the subject of past threats or acts of violence;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end there is evidence the person is lost in the wilderness, backcountry, or outdoors
where survival is precarious and immediate and effective investigation and search and rescue
efforts are critical; or

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end any other factor that the law enforcement agency deems to indicate that the
person may be at risk of physical injury or death, including a determination by another law
enforcement agency that the person is missing and endangered.

(d) "Missing" means the status of a person after a law enforcement agency that has
received a report of a missing person has conducted a preliminary investigation and
determined that the person cannot be located.

(e) "NCIC" means National Crime Information Center.

Sec. 10.

new text begin [299C.77] FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS BY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin As used in this section, "applicant for licensure" means an
individual or if the applicant is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or
other legal entity, every officer, director, manager, and general partner of the entity, who
seeks a license issued by a county or city to operate a business:
new text end

new text begin (1) that qualifies as an adult entertainment establishment under section 617.242,
subdivision 1; or
new text end

new text begin (2) providing massage services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Background check authorized. new text end

new text begin (a) A county or city may investigate the
criminal history background of any applicant for licensure.
new text end

new text begin (b) The investigation conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) must consist of a criminal
history check of the state criminal records repository and a national criminal history check.
The county or city must accept the applicant's signed criminal history records check consent
form for the state and national criminal history check request, a full set of classifiable
fingerprints, and required fees. The county or city must submit the applicant's completed
criminal history records check consent form, full set of classifiable fingerprints, and required
fees to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. After receiving this information, the bureau
must conduct a Minnesota criminal history records check of the applicant. The bureau may
exchange an applicant's fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain the
applicant's national criminal history record information. The bureau must return the results
of the Minnesota and federal criminal history records checks to the county or city. Using
the criminal history data provided by the bureau, the county or city must determine whether
the applicant is disqualified from licensure. The applicant's failure to cooperate with the
county or city in conducting the records check is reasonable cause to deny an application.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Reporting.

new text begin (a) new text end As provided for in chapter 13, the superintendent must make
all inactive investigative data for officer-involved death investigations that are public under
section 13.82, subdivision 7, or other applicable law available on the bureau's website within
30 days deleted text begin of the end of the last criminal appeal of a subject of an investigation. deleted text end new text begin of the case
becoming inactive as defined in section 13.82, subdivision 7, except any video that does
not record, describe, or otherwise document actions and circumstances surrounding the
officer-involved death.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report to the commissioner, the
governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy the following information about the unit:
the number of investigations initiated; the number of incidents investigated; the outcomes
or current status of each investigation; the charging decisions made by the prosecuting
authority of incidents investigated by the unit; the number of plea agreements reached in
incidents investigated by the unit; and any other information relevant to the unit's mission.

new text begin (c) Nothing in this subdivision modifies the requirements of chapter 13 or the
classification of data.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 595.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Competency of witnesses.

Every person of sufficient understanding,
including a party, may testify in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in court or
before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as provided in this
subdivision:

(a) A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent, nor a
wife for or against her husband without his consent, nor can either, during the marriage or
afterwards, without the consent of the other, be examined as to any communication made
by one to the other during the marriage. This exception does not apply to a civil action or
proceeding by one against the other, nor to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime
committed by one against the other or against a child of either or against a child under the
care of either spouse, nor to a criminal action or proceeding in which one is charged with
homicide or an attempt to commit homicide and the date of the marriage of the defendant
is subsequent to the date of the offense, nor to an action or proceeding for nonsupport,
neglect, dependency, or termination of parental rights.

(b) An attorney cannot, without the consent of the attorney's client, be examined as to
any communication made by the client to the attorney or the attorney's advice given thereon
in the course of professional duty; nor can any employee of the attorney be examined as to
the communication or advice, without the client's consent.

(c) A member of the clergy or other minister of any religion shall not, without the consent
of the party making the confession, be allowed to disclose a confession made to the member
of the clergy or other minister in a professional character, in the course of discipline enjoined
by the rules or practice of the religious body to which the member of the clergy or other
minister belongs; nor shall a member of the clergy or other minister of any religion be
examined as to any communication made to the member of the clergy or other minister by
any person seeking religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort or advice given thereon in
the course of the member of the clergy's or other minister's professional character, without
the consent of the person.

(d) A licensed physician or surgeon, dentist, or chiropractor shall not, without the consent
of the patient, be allowed to disclose any information or any opinion based thereon which
the professional acquired in attending the patient in a professional capacity, and which was
necessary to enable the professional to act in that capacity; after the decease of the patient,
in an action to recover insurance benefits, where the insurance has been in existence two
years or more, the beneficiaries shall be deemed to be the personal representatives of the
deceased person for the purpose of waiving this privilege, and no oral or written waiver of
the privilege shall have any binding force or effect except when made upon the trial or
examination where the evidence is offered or received.

(e) A public officer shall not be allowed to disclose communications made to the officer
in official confidence when the public interest would suffer by the disclosure.

(f) Persons of unsound mind and persons intoxicated at the time of their production for
examination are not competent witnesses if they lack capacity to remember or to relate
truthfully facts respecting which they are examined.

(g) A registered nurse, psychologist, consulting psychologist, or licensed social worker
engaged in a psychological or social assessment or treatment of an individual at the
individual's request shall not, without the consent of the professional's client, be allowed to
disclose any information or opinion based thereon which the professional has acquired in
attending the client in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable the
professional to act in that capacity. Nothing in this clause exempts licensed social workers
from compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E.

(h) An interpreter for a person disabled in communication shall not, without the consent
of the person, be allowed to disclose any communication if the communication would, if
the interpreter were not present, be privileged. For purposes of this section, a "person disabled
in communication" means a person who, because of a hearing, speech or other communication
disorder, or because of the inability to speak or comprehend the English language, is unable
to understand the proceedings in which the person is required to participate. The presence
of an interpreter as an aid to communication does not destroy an otherwise existing privilege.

(i) Licensed chemical dependency counselors shall not disclose information or an opinion
based on the information which they acquire from persons consulting them in their
professional capacities, and which was necessary to enable them to act in that capacity,
except that they may do so:

(1) when informed consent has been obtained in writing, except in those circumstances
in which not to do so would violate the law or would result in clear and imminent danger
to the client or others;

(2) when the communications reveal the contemplation or ongoing commission of a
crime; or

(3) when the consulting person waives the privilege by bringing suit or filing charges
against the licensed professional whom that person consulted.

(j) A parent or the parent's minor child may not be examined as to any communication
made in confidence by the minor to the minor's parent. A communication is confidential if
made out of the presence of persons not members of the child's immediate family living in
the same household. This exception may be waived by express consent to disclosure by a
parent entitled to claim the privilege or by the child who made the communication or by
failure of the child or parent to object when the contents of a communication are demanded.
This exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one spouse against the other
or by a parent or child against the other, nor to a proceeding to commit either the child or
parent to whom the communication was made or to place the person or property or either
under the control of another because of an alleged mental or physical condition, nor to a
criminal action or proceeding in which the parent is charged with a crime committed against
the person or property of the communicating child, the parent's spouse, or a child of either
the parent or the parent's spouse, or in which a child is charged with a crime or act of
delinquency committed against the person or property of a parent or a child of a parent, nor
to an action or proceeding for termination of parental rights, nor any other action or
proceeding on a petition alleging child abuse, child neglect, abandonment or nonsupport
by a parent.

(k) Sexual assault counselors may not be allowed to disclose any opinion or information
received from or about the victim without the consent of the victim. However, a counselor
may be compelled to identify or disclose information in investigations or proceedings related
to neglect or termination of parental rights if the court determines good cause exists. In
determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need
for disclosure against the effect on the victim, the treatment relationship, and the treatment
services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this clause exempts sexual assault counselors from
compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E.

"Sexual assault counselor" for the purpose of this section means a person who has
undergone at least 40 hours of crisis counseling training and works under the direction of
a supervisor in a crisis center, whose primary purpose is to render advice, counseling, or
assistance to victims of sexual assault.

(l) A domestic abuse advocate deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin shall new text end not new text begin , without the consent of the victim, new text end be
deleted text begin compelled deleted text end new text begin allowed new text end to disclose any opinion or information received from or about the victim
deleted text begin without the consent of the victim unless ordered by the court deleted text end new text begin that the advocate acquired in
attending to the victim in a professional capacity new text end . deleted text begin In determining whether to compel
disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need for disclosure against the effect
on the victim, the relationship between the victim and domestic abuse advocate, and the
services if disclosure occurs. deleted text end Nothing in this paragraph new text begin (1) new text end exempts domestic abuse advocates
from compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E new text begin , or (2) modifies
a prosecutor's obligation to disclose material and information to the defense when the
information is in the possession or control of members of the prosecution staff and of any
others who have participated in the investigation or evaluation of the case and who either
regularly report, or with reference to the particular case have reported, to the prosecutor's
office new text end .

For the purposes of this section, "domestic abuse advocate" means an employee or
supervised volunteer from a community-based deleted text begin battered women's shelter and deleted text end domestic abuse
program eligible to receive grants under section 611A.32; that provides information,
advocacy, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, or support to victims of domestic abuse
and who is not employed by or under the direct supervision of a law enforcement agency,
a prosecutor's office, or by a city, county, or state agency.

(m) A person cannot be examined as to any communication or document, including
work notes, made or used in the course of or because of mediation pursuant to an agreement
to mediate or a collaborative law process pursuant to an agreement to participate in
collaborative law. This does not apply to the parties in the dispute in an application to a
court by a party to have a mediated settlement agreement or a stipulated agreement resulting
from the collaborative law process set aside or reformed. A communication or document
otherwise not privileged does not become privileged because of this paragraph. This
paragraph is not intended to limit the privilege accorded to communication during mediation
or collaborative law by the common law.

(n) A child under ten years of age is a competent witness unless the court finds that the
child lacks the capacity to remember or to relate truthfully facts respecting which the child
is examined. A child describing any act or event may use language appropriate for a child
of that age.

(o) A communication assistant for a telecommunications relay system for persons who
have communication disabilities shall not, without the consent of the person making the
communication, be allowed to disclose communications made to the communication assistant
for the purpose of relaying.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Minimum fines.

Notwithstanding any other law, when a court sentences a
person convicted of violating section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, 609.224,
609.2242, 609.267, 609.2671, 609.2672, 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, or 609.345, it must
impose a fine of not less than 30 percent of the maximum fine authorized by law nor more
than the maximum fine authorized by law.

The court shall collect the portion of the fine mandated by this subdivision and forward
70 percent of it to a local victim assistance program that provides services locally in the
county in which the crime was committed. The court shall forward the remaining 30 percent
to the commissioner of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. If more
than one victim assistance program serves the county in which the crime was committed,
the court may designate on a case-by-case basis which program will receive the fine proceeds,
giving consideration to the nature of the crime committed, the types of victims served by
the program, and the funding needs of the program. If no victim assistance program serves
that county, the court shall forward 100 percent of the fine proceeds to the commissioner
of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. Fine proceeds received by a
local victim assistance program must be used to provide direct services to crime victims.

The minimum fine required by this subdivision is in addition to the surcharge or
assessment required by section 357.021, subdivision 6, and is in addition to any sentence
of imprisonment or restitution imposed or ordered by the court.

As used in this subdivision, "victim assistance program" means victim witness programs
within county attorney offices or any of the following programs: crime victim crisis centers,
victim-witness programs, deleted text begin battered women deleted text end new text begin domestic abuse victim new text end shelters and nonshelter
programs, deleted text begin and deleted text end sexual assault programs new text begin , and children's advocacy centers as defined in section
260E.02, subdivision 5 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.02, is amended to read:

611A.02 NOTIFICATION OF VICTIM SERVICES AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

Subd. 2.

Victims' rights.

(a) The Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public
Safety shall update the deleted text begin two deleted text end model notices of the rights of crime victims new text begin required to be
distributed under this section and section 629.341 new text end .

(b) The initial notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by a peace officer
to each victim, as defined in section 611A.01, at the time of initial contact with the victim new text begin
at the scene or when the victim makes a report new text end . The notice new text begin , which may be distributed as a
document or electronically, new text end must inform a victim of:

(1) the victim's right to apply deleted text begin for reparations deleted text end new text begin to the Minnesota Crime Victims
Reimbursement Program new text end to cover losses, not including property losses, resulting from a
violent crime deleted text begin and the telephone number to call to request an application deleted text end new text begin and information
on how to apply new text end ;

(2) the victim's right to request that the law enforcement agency withhold public access
to data revealing the victim's identity under section 13.82, subdivision 17, paragraph (d);

(3) the additional rights of domestic abuse victims as described in section 629.341;

(4) information on new text begin statewide crime victim help lines, the state address confidentiality
program, and new text end the nearest crime victim assistance program or resource; new text begin and
new text end

(5) the deleted text begin victim's rights, if an offender is charged, to be informed of and participate in the
prosecution process, including the right to request restitution; and deleted text end new text begin right to be notified if an
offender is charged, to participate in the prosecution process, and to request restitution upon
conviction.
new text end

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (c) A supplemental notice must be distributed by law enforcement agencies new text end in
homicide cases deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and must include resources and information specific to homicide victims
and new text end information on rights and procedures available under sections 524.2-803, 524.3-614,
and 524.3-615.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end A supplemental notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by the
city or county attorney's office to each victim deleted text begin , deleted text end within a reasonable time after the offender
is charged or petitioned. This notice must inform a victim of all the rights of crime victims
under this chapter.

Subd. 3.

Notice of rights of victims in juvenile court.

deleted text begin (a) The Office of Justice Programs
in the Department of Public Safety shall update the notice of the rights of victims in juvenile
court that explains deleted text end new text begin A supplemental notice shall be distributed by the prosecutor's office to
each victim of an offense committed by a juvenile within a reasonable time after the petition
is filed. This notice must notify the victim of new text end :

(1) the rights of victims in the juvenile court;

(2) when a juvenile matter is public;

(3) the procedures to be followed in juvenile court proceedings; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

new text begin (4) the right to attend certain juvenile court proceedings;
new text end

new text begin (5) the information related to the juvenile case that is available to victims; and
new text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end other relevant matters.

deleted text begin (b) The juvenile court shall distribute a copy of the notice to each victim of juvenile
crime who attends a juvenile court proceeding, along with a notice of services for victims
available in that judicial district.
deleted text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.0315, is amended to read:

611A.0315 VICTIM NOTIFICATION; DOMESTIC ASSAULT; CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT; HARASSMENT; STALKING.

Subdivision 1.

Notice of decision not to prosecute.

(a) A prosecutor shall make every
reasonable effort to notify a victim of domestic assault, a criminal sexual conduct offense,
deleted text begin or deleted text end harassment or stalking new text begin , a violation of an order for protection, domestic abuse no contact
order, or harassment restraining order new text end that the prosecutor has decided to decline prosecution
of the case or to dismiss the criminal charges filed against the defendant. Efforts to notify
the victim should include, in order of priority: (1) contacting the victim or a person designated
by the victim by telephone; and (2) contacting the victim by new text begin email or new text end mail. If a suspect is
still in custody, deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin a telephone or email new text end notification attempt shall be made before the suspect
is released from custody.

(b) Whenever a prosecutor dismisses criminal charges against a person accused of
domestic assault, a criminal sexual conduct offense, deleted text begin or deleted text end harassment or stalking, new text begin a violation
of an order for protection, or a violation of a harassment restraining order, new text end a record shall be
made of the specific reasons for the dismissal. If the dismissal is due to the unavailability
of the witness, the prosecutor shall indicate the specific reason that the witness is unavailable.

(c) Whenever a prosecutor notifies a victim of domestic assault, criminal sexual conduct,
or harassment or stalking under this section, the prosecutor shall also inform the victim of
the method and benefits of seeking an order for protection under section 518B.01 or a
restraining order under section 609.748 and that the victim may seek an order without paying
a fee.

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given deleted text begin them deleted text end .

(a) "Assault" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 10.

(b) "Domestic assault" means an assault committed by the actor against a family or
household member.

(c) "Family or household member" has the meaning given it in section 518B.01,
subdivision 2.

(d) "Harassment" or "stalking" means a violation of section 609.749.

(e) "Criminal sexual conduct offense" means a violation of sections 609.342 to 609.3453.

new text begin (f) "Violation of an order for protection" has the meaning given in section 518B.01,
subdivision 14.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Violation of a harassment restraining order" has the meaning given in section
609.748, subdivision 6.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.341, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Notice of rights.

The peace officer shall deleted text begin tell deleted text end new text begin orally notify new text end the victim deleted text begin whether
a deleted text end new text begin about new text end shelter or other services deleted text begin are deleted text end available in the community and give the victim immediate
new text begin written new text end notice of the legal deleted text begin rights and deleted text end remedies new text begin and resources new text end available. The new text begin written new text end notice
must include deleted text begin furnishing the victim a copy of deleted text end the following statement:

deleted text begin "IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can ask the city or
county attorney to file a criminal complaint. You also have the right to go to court and file
a petition requesting an order for protection from domestic abuse. The order could include
the following:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) an order restraining the abuser from further acts of abuse;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) an order directing the abuser to leave your household;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) an order preventing the abuser from entering your residence, school, business, or
place of employment;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) an order awarding you or the other parent custody of or parenting time with your
minor child or children; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) an order directing the abuser to pay support to you and the minor children if the
abuser has a legal obligation to do so."
deleted text end

new text begin "IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can file a petition with
the court for an order for protection and ask that the person responsible for the domestic
violence:
new text end

new text begin (1) Be restrained from further acts of abuse;
new text end

new text begin (2) Leave your household;
new text end

new text begin (3) Stay away from your residence, school, business, or place of employment; and
new text end

new text begin (4) Pay temporary support to you and for the minor child if the person is legally obligated
to do so.
new text end

new text begin In your petition, you can request a custody and parenting time order for a child in common
with the person."
new text end

The notice must include the deleted text begin resource listing, including telephone number, for the area
program that provides deleted text end new text begin statewide domestic abuse help line and contact information for area
organizations providing new text end services to victims of domestic abuse as deleted text begin shelter, deleted text end designated by the
Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety.

Sec. 17. new text begin USE OF EXISTING SUPPLY.
new text end

new text begin A law enforcement agency, city attorney's office, or county attorney's office may exhaust
existing notices before producing materials with the modifications required under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 611A.02, subdivision 2, and 629.341, subdivision 3.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin TITLE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 5 and 6 of this act shall be known as the "Larry R. Hill Medical Reform Act."
new text end